BEST IN DRAG SHOW RETURNS WITH “THE BEST OF” 👑✨
Best in Drag Show is back Sunday, October 4, 2026, at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles — and this year, THE BEST ARE BACK! 🌟
The 2026 “Best Of” edition brings fan favorites, runners-up, and past winners back to the stage for one unforgettable night of drag pageant parody, comedy, camp, community, and heart. 💃🎭❤️
Your contestants are:
Aurora / Miss California — Paul “PJ” Nelson
Wendy Twister / Miss Kansas — Glen Alen
Katrina Debris / Miss Louisiana — Paulo Arranaga-Grayson
Vava Fanculo / Miss New Jersey — Stephen Molinaro
Anita Tony / Miss New York — Joshua Skidmore
Reba Areba / Miss Texas — Danny Casillas
Born in 1989 as a living-room AIDS fundraiser called Battle for the Tiara, Best in Drag Show has grown into one of Los Angeles’ signature LGBTQ+ fundraising spectacles. 🏳️🌈
Behind the laughter, gowns, talent numbers, swimsuit category, Q&A chaos, and outrageous theatricality is a deeply serious mission: supporting Alliance for Housing & Healing, now part of APLA Health.
Funds raised help provide group homes with 24/7 care for people too ill with HIV/AIDS to live on their own, permanent subsidized housing for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS and a second diagnosis, and emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities to help prevent eviction and homelessness. 🏠🫶
Best in Drag Show is more than a crown. It is LGBTQ+ history, HIV/AIDS activism, chosen family, volunteer power, and community care — wrapped in sequins, satire, and spectacular heart. 👠💖
Get your tickets while they last at www.BestInDragShow.com.
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#APLAHealth
#AllianceForHousingAndHealing
#DragForACause
#LGBTQFundraiser
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